Making stuff, pt. 2

Conversation: "What's the point?" me- "well, there's not really a point other than the point is to do it, anything else that happens is gravy..." "I'm not sure I get it." me- "well, i'm not sure there's anything to 'get'. But we're talking about it, so that's something" "yeah, I guess..."

Make it up, make do, make it real, make it personal, make it public. Make it work, make it accessible, make it hard, make it easy, make it cheap, make it fun, make it serious. Make it loud, make it soft, make it bright, make it dim, make it small, make it big. Make it obvious, make it subtle, make it to be touched, tasted, smelled, heard. Make it open to interpretation, make it open for discussion, make it open for criticism, make it open for praise. Make it open. Make it happy, make it sad. Make it from found stuff, make it from made stuff, make it from recycled, reused and repaired stuff. Make it from scratch, make it from a kit, a mix, a box. Make it new or make it old. Make it specific, make it general, make it purposeful, make it pointless. Make it a question, make it an answer, make it clear, make it vague. Make it high tech, make it lo-fi, make it inclusive.

Just make it. And when you're done, make more and make different. No need to explain, justify, apologize, or validate. Make it, and let it go.

Audience participation welcome, feel free to add to the list. Or better yet:

Make your own list.

Have a great day.